Political Socialization: The Process of Shaping Political Attitudes

Politics

The political socialization is an enduring process through which persons custom their
philosophies about the politics and obtains political morals. The education system, family,
peer groups and social media play protagonist. The family and school are considered
significant in the early life. The thinking of the peers, news broadcasted in the newspaper and
the TV has more impact on the political attitudes as adults.
The indirect or non-manifesto is one of the forms of political socialisation. This form of
the political socialization is used when political views are unintentionally formed by the
experiences. Such experiences are usually made when a person is a young child like parental
and teacher relationships (Quintelier, 2015). The non-manifesto works on the three modes
given below:
 Transference: Transference is a type of non-manifesto political socialization. This
form of the political socialization makes possible the values and thoughts of a person
to transfer to other person or persons.
 Apprenticeship: It comprises learning of the habits and behaviour favourable to the
political activities.
 Generalization: This procedure of the non- manifesto works for simplification to
extent from social values to the political aims.
The non-manifesto political socialization initiates with the non-political objects,
orientations and terminates into the political orientation. It comprises mainly fundamental
characteristics of the ordinary culture which have great effect on the political province. It
takes place by specific channels. They are identified as the common conditions and attitudes
leading to the political action. For instance, involvement in the college and university politics
supports the framework for the future role in the politics (Grasso, et al. 2017). It has strong
political conviction and has capability in building a robust political faith. The non-manifesto
political socialization acts through the several channels. The political experiences in the
schools and colleges leave an enduring influence in the individual’s mind. The output can be
attained by bringing a change in the individual’s attitude towards politics.
The non-manifesto political socialization is a procedure by which political philosophy can
be conveyed in the society. It takes place at both individual and communal level and ranges
away from the acquisition to incorporate learning of more sophisticated political ideas and
orientations. A large number of persons and institutions have role in shaping its effect. It is a
constant and never ending process (Bar-Tal, Diamond & Nasie, 2017). The groups and